Culture

38 new Emojis coming soon!

Culture

38 new Emojis coming soon!

At long last, the Emojis gods have heard our prayers, and given us the iPhone icon we've desperately been needing in our lives: (And we're not talking about the black heart or the clown face, although both are equally neccesary additions). That's right friends: We're getting an avocado emoji! You'll never have to actually spell out what you had on your toast for breakfast/lunch/dinner ever again.

The Unicode Consortium's emoji subcommitte (we're not making this up, it's a real governing body in California that decides what symbols comprise the emoji keyboard) has just announced that they'll be adding an additional 38 to the current roster. Some of our favourites includes a selfie face, a call me hand, and a croissant (extremely useful). After extensive lobbying from Cara Delevingne, there's now also a bacon emoji. There's also something they're calling "Mother Christmas" which should be useful for all of our convos about Mrs Klaus.

Shopping

Tell us who you're trying to find a gift for!

The holiday gifting struggle is real. Start by taking a look at our holiday gift guide. Still aren't quite sure what to get someone? Tell us who you can't figure out a gift for (and be as specific as possible: BF of 6 months or 6 years? Sister who spends all day watching makeup tutorials? Workplace Secret Santa? etc.) using the hashtag #TellELLECanada and tagging @ELLECanada on Instagram and/or Twitter. Then, tune in to our livestream on the ELLE Canada Facebook page December 9 at 1:30pm to see what we've picked!

We will randomly select one entry to win a beauty advent calendar from The Body Shop ($99 value).

The first woman on a Canadian bank note has been named

Art & Design

The first woman on a Canadian bank note has been named

There's an excting (and long overdue TBH) change coming to Canada's $10 bills: They will now feature the face of an extraordinary Canadian woman.

The shortlist for the spot was announced earlier this year, and included the suffragette Idola Saint-Jean and Olympian Bobbie Rosenfeld, but it was civl rights activist Viola Desmond who the Bank of Canada ultimately chose for the prime spot on our blue bank note.

It was for such a time as this that Heritage Minutes were created, so we'll refer you to the spot released about Ms. Desmond last year for the full primer on the Nova Scotia native (but the TL:DR version is that she was an entrepreneur ahead of her time who played a pivotal role in the Canadian civil rights struggle):

Celebrity

The Madonna Carpool Karaoke is here in all its glory

This Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke really needs no introduction. Madonna did what she did best – slay – on the segment with James Corden. In fact, she might be the only celebrity so far who did a full-body performance in her seat, complete with leg kicks and twerks.

Olivia Munn just made a major hair change

Hair

Olivia Munn just made a major hair change

Actress Olivia Munn debuted a major hair change for the premiere of her new film, Office Christmas Party. Hairstylist Christian Wood chopped off a casual 12-inches of hair before her red carpet appearance. See below for the entire processs: